Island Ireland Pilgrims: A Soul Yearning
Winter came. Winter with its damp air, long dark nights, and cold. It was a time to take stock, reflect on the year past,…
Father Flannery’s Condemnation Augers Deeper Vatican Problems
On Sunday, February 3rd, Father Tony Flannery was interviewed on CBC radio. Michael Enright’s Sunday Morning program featured this popular Irish priest who was recently…
Note from Chincha Baja, Peru
Today, I read what Dorothy Day said in 1971: “If your brother is hungry, you feed him. You don’t meet him at the door…
Science and Religion
The Editor: It took the Vatican about 450 years to finally clearly admit Galileo was correct. It still wants to keep its head…
Assisted Suicide is a Slippery Slope for Society
Editor Your Sunday edition included a lopsided story on the assisted suicide case that will be heard by the BC Appeal Court in…
Benedict’s Resignation: Time to Move From Religious to Spirituality
In many regards my goodbye salute to Pope Benedict XVI is to be found in my book, The Pope’s War: How Ratzingers Crusade Imperiled…
Pope Benedict Fails to Heed The Signs of The Times
First reactions to the pope resigning. Take him at his word. The job is huge. He is old. He is not up to it…
An Unflagging Apostle For and Of The Second Vatican Council
Retired for 12 years, Remi J. De Roo, former bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, has been an unflagging apostle for and of the Second…
John Dominic Crossan on The Historical Jesus
John Dominic Crossan was introduced at Epiphany Explorations on Saturday January 19 when he delivered the first of four lectures on the historical Jesus. He…
Maryknoll: Vatican Punishes Roy Bourgeois For Fidelity
Roy Bourgeois, a longtime peace activist and priest who had come under scrutiny for his support of women’s ordination, has been dismissed from the Maryknoll…